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SPOTLIGHT ON
I Survived Battlefield Earth
A FREE CLASS
Saturday, June 26, 3:30pm
The Marriott Burbank Hotel & Convention Center
When JD Shapiro publically
apologized for writing Battlefield Earth, the controversy
swelled. Learn about the pitfalls of a screenwriting career, even after
getting your work produced.
Mr. Shapiro will be interviewed by
Peter Hanson, director of the documentary, Tales from the
Script. The Tales from the Script
book, edited by Mr. Hanson, is available to purchasers of the Great
American Pitchfest's GOLD package as part of the Screenwriters Survival
Kit. Visit www.pitchfest.com
to register.
You can see Mr. Shapiro on
Saturday, June 26 at
3:30 pm, The Marriott Burbank Hotel & Convention Center, 2500
Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA. Visit www.pitchfest.com
to RSVP.
On Sunday, June 27, come to The
Great American Pitchfest and you'll get the chance to pitch your
project to over 100 COMPANIES, including:
- ABC Family
- ICM
- Village Roadshow
- Jerry Bruckheimer Film & TV
- The Donners Company
- Lionsgate
and many more. Additional companies are being added every day. Visit our
website for the latest list, and to register. There are only a few
tickets left for this year's pitchfest, so REGISTER
TODAY.
Respect the Subplot
 The
following is an article from Drew Yanno's blog, The 3rd Act, which you
can visit at http://drewyanno.blogspot.com.
Drew is a screenwriter, screenwriting consultant and
screenwriting
professor in
the film studies department at Boston College. Drew's book The Third
Act:
Writing a Great Ending to Your Screenplay (Continuum 2006) is
available
in
bookstores and on Amazon.
How often do you think
about subplots? I’d be willing to bet that if you’re an
aspiring screenwriter, you don’t give much thought to your
subplots. Dialogue? I’m sure that’s at or near the top of
your list (it shouldn’t be). Structure? This should be at the
top, but likely is behind dialogue for you. Subplots? I hear crickets. (more)
2010 HORROR SCREENPLAY CONTEST -
CALL FOR ENTRIES!
The creators of www.ScreenplayContests.com and
Executive Producer, Michael David Jensen present the 2010 Horror Screenplay
Contest.
The mission of the Horror Screenplay Contest is to
further
promote the horror genre in screenplay form. The contest is open to all
writers, eighteen years and older. The contest is limited to the first
600 entries and the submission deadline is July 20, 2010. Writers may
also submit their material online.
The 2010 Horror Screenplay Contest is sponsored
by: Brain
Damage Films, Gorilla Software, www.ScreenplayContests.com,
www.TopFilmFestivals.com, Cherub Productions, www.KillerPumpkins.com ,
Final Draft, Palace of Horror, The Haunted Studio and Instock Costumes.
Winners of the 2010 contest will receive cash and
industry
related prizes in addition to having their material submitted to
Hollywood producers, agents and studios.
The 2010 HORROR SCREENPLAY CONTEST is now
accepting entries. Contest rules, information, and entry forms are
available at: www.HorrorScreenplayContest.com
New interview
with producers of Great American Pitchfest
 Listen to a brand new
podcast, as Mark Simon of Sell Your TV Concept Now
interviews Great American Pitchfest President and CEO Signe Olynyk and
Executive Director Bob Schultz.
Click HERE to hear
the podcast.
Pitchfest Staffer
To Read From Her Novel
Several Borders book stores in Los
Angeles and
Orange County have set dates for book signings with the author of an
exciting new Science Fiction / Fantasy novel titled Saardu: The
Adventure Begins. 
Author and Great American Pitchfest
staffer Carma Dillon has a knack for inspiring teens and younger kids
to read and to use their imagination. Parents who bring their kids to
meet the "Saardu Lady" and to have their copies of Saardu autographed
will ignite their child's creativity! Here are locations and dates
scheduled so far:
- Yorba Linda (east of Anaheim)
Friday, June 25th @ 5-7pm
- Long Beach
Thursday, July 8th @ 10am-Noon
- Pico Rivera
Sunday, July 18th @ 1-3pm
Book details and store links can
be found at saardu.com
More Borders stores in Los Angeles
and Orange
County have expressed interest. Future updates will be posted at
saardu.com. Any inquiries may be sent to info@saardu.com.
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